including the Supermarine Spitfire , and ground defences put together. Parasite Fighter To help with attacking Luftwaffe aircraft at night, Hurricanes would work alongside Douglas A-20 Havocs with

the Spitfire. Back to the top Technical Details Click on the aircraft image to view a larger version. Top Speed Range Service Ceiling Armament Type 224 Only one example built. Back to the

they began to be re-equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire in October 1939. In the Middle East the type would still be used as a frontline aircraft by the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force

began to replace their Furys with the Supermarine Spitfire, although some would remain in service as trainers. Both the Fury Mk I and Mk II would be exported with Norway, Spain and Yugoslavia among

with the Tempest Mk V replacing their Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs. They would operate within No. 150 Wing, Royal Air Force as part of No. 85 Group, Royal Air Force which was under the command of Wing

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equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire and Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, along with the United States Far East Air Force, equipped with the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and North American P-51 Mustang, would also

when twelve B-17Es escorted by Supermarine Spitfires of the Royal Air Force attacked the marshalling yards at Rouen in France, only two aircraft sustained minor damage and the mission was a success.

For this article we have used the Supermarine Spitfire as the example aircraft, as this was one of the two main types used by Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. We have only detailed the official

armament of the Fulmar matched the early Supermarine Spitfire Mks of eight 0.303-in machine-guns, but the Fulmar could carry double the ammunition. 127 examples of the new aircraft were ordered, however